Instagram-private-api: IgNetworkError [TransformError] when making any simple igClient.request.send
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v15.0.1
Description
If I am not authenticated any url(no matter public user, or public post) except "/" results in IgLoginRequiredError.
If I am authenticated any igClient.request.send() request always results in a [TransformError].
A relevant issue is #774 Where @realinstadude has closed the issue with the comment "This is a network related error", I do understand that but how do I make it work? I also found some header that gives information whether a request is being sent from Europe(where I'm from) so I tried using a vpn provider to connect to a US server, but no luck, my ultimate goal is to be able to get single posts analyze them using cheerio to find the image source and download that, but I'm unsure as to how to properly send requests using this API's architecture!
Code
import { IgApiClient } from "instagram-private-api";
const ig = new IgApiClient();
ig.state.generateDevice("username");
(async () => {
await ig.account.login("username", "password"); // Tried two different accounts, no success
ig.request
.send({ url: "/" }) // url can be a user(try '/instagram'), a post(try '/p/CHDzGgCs568') It doesn't matter
.then((value) => {
console.log("SUCCESS, ", value);
})
.catch((err) => {
console.error(err.name);
console.error(err.message);
console.error(err.stack);
console.error(err.cause);
});
})();
Error and Output
[object Object]
TransformError: [object Object]
at Request.faultTolerantRequest (some_dirs/ig_api_test/node_modules/instagram-private-api/dist/core/request.js:132:19)
at async Request.send (some_dirs/ig_api_test/node_modules/instagram-private-api/dist/core/request.js:47:26)
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kooldart
All 6 comments
You're making a request to i.instagram.comand it redirtects you to www.instagram.com. This is to be expected. There are examples on how to do requests with this library. If you really need these custom requests, then consider making a PR to add them to a repository/service/feed/entity.
Nerixyz
on 2 Nov 2020
👍1
You're making a request to
i.instagram.comand it redirtects you towww.instagram.com. This is to be expected. There are examples on how to do requests with this library. If you really need these custom requests, then consider making a PR to add them to a repository/service/feed/entity.
So i.instagram.com is the private API or the mobile version?
kooldart
on 2 Nov 2020
is the private API or the mobile version?
i.instagram.com is the base of the mobile version. And the private api emulates a mobile client.
Nerixyz
on 2 Nov 2020
👍1
is the private API or the mobile version?
i.instagram.comis the base of the mobile version. And the private api emulates a mobile client.
So currently there is no way to make an authenticated custom instagram request with your libraries default headers and other config?
kooldart
on 2 Nov 2020
So currently there is no way to make an authenticated custom instagram request with your libraries
You can take a look at the requests in the repositories, they're all using this method.
Nerixyz
on 2 Nov 2020
😄1
So currently there is no way to make an authenticated custom instagram request with your libraries
You can take a look at the requests in the repositories, they're all using this method.
Thank you so much, I solved my problem through some digging in the architecture, I would highly suggest redoing the documentation and putting more information for beginners like me both with node and instagram-private-api, so they have an easier transition :+1: :)
kooldart
on 3 Nov 2020
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